Travel through the heavens

When everyone arrived in the hall, Fang Muye and Duan Zhengchun took their seats as host and guest, while Gao Shengtai and others stood on both sides with their hands hanging down.

Just as Duan Yu was about to sit down, Duan Zhengchun said, "Yu'er, go to the inner hall to pay your respects to your uncle first, and then come back."

Duan Yu said, "Yes, Father." Then he said to Fang Muye, "Master, please sit here for a while. I will go see my uncle first."

Fang Muye smiled and nodded: "Go ahead."

After Duan Yu left, the servant brought him tea and respectfully raised the plate above his head.

Duan Zhengchun picked up the tea bowl and said, "Mr. Fang, please have some tea! This is the local tea of ​​Dali. I wonder if you are used to drinking it. If not, I have tea from various places in my mansion. Maybe there is tea from Mr. Fang's hometown that suits your taste."

Fang Muye took a sip of the tea, smiled slightly, and said, "The tea soup is light green, clear and bright, the aroma is pure and rich, the taste is fresh and sweet, good tea! Fang's residence..."

On this side, Duan Zhengchun seemed to be chatting casually with Fang Muye, but in fact he was speaking in a roundabout way, but with a sense of propriety, so Fang Muye just went along with it.

On the other side, after Duan Yu met his uncle, Duan Zhengming also asked him in detail about Fang Muye's origin, how Duan Yu met him and became his disciple, what he had experienced in the past few days, etc.

After nearly half an hour, a eunuch came out from the inner hall and said, "The emperor has ordered that Mr. Fang, Prince Zhennan, and Marquis Shanchan come in for an audience."

The three of them followed the eunuch, walked through the corridor, crossed the courtyard, and came to a flower hall.

The eunuch reported: "Mr. Fang, Prince Zhennan, and Marquis Shanchan come to see the emperor." Then he lifted the curtain.

Fang Muye looked and saw a man in his fifties sitting in the middle of the flower hall. He had a long beard and a yellow robe. He looked graceful and dignified, with an expression that showed wealth and honor. It was Duan Zhengming, the Baoding Emperor of Dali. Duan Yu was sitting respectfully below him.

As soon as Gao Shengtai saw Emperor Baoding, he knelt down and shouted "Greetings".

Duan Zhengchun also bowed to Duan Zhengming and addressed him. During this time, the two brothers secretly exchanged glances, nodded and shook their heads implicitly.

Fang Muye neither knelt nor bowed, but clasped his fists and saluted, smiling and saying in a clear voice: "Your Majesty Duan, Fang Muye is honored."

Duan Zhengming had more or less learned some information about Fang Muye from Duan Yu. If it was true, the man before him was indeed extraordinary. Now that he looked dignified and majestic, he was about 70% convinced.

Duan Zhengming saw that Fang Muye was neither humble nor arrogant, and had his own bearing. He knew that in Fang Muye's mouth, "Emperor Duan" was just a title, not an identity. He immediately stood up, clasped his fists in return, and said loudly: "Mr. Fang, please take a seat!"

The Dali Kingdom was founded in the second year of Tianfu in the Later Jin Dynasty, 23 years earlier than Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao mutiny and wearing the yellow robe. Although the Dali Duan family was a royal family, they were originally from a martial arts family in the Central Plains. They have not forgotten their roots for hundreds of years and still uphold some martial arts styles.

Fang Muye greeted him with martial arts etiquette, and Duan Zhengming also responded with martial arts etiquette to show his respect.

Afterwards, everyone chatted in the hall. After a long while, Duan Zhengming finally said, "Mr. Fang must be tired after traveling all the way. Take a rest first. My two brothers will host a banquet in the evening. Please come to Mr. Fang! Yu'er, go and make arrangements for Mr. Fang."

Fang Muye stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Then I will take my leave first!"

Fang Muye immediately left with Duan Yu. Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun stood up to see him off, and then they had a long conversation in the flower hall to discuss a decision.

At dusk, Duan Yu went to Fang Muye's residence and invited him to a banquet.

The dinner was filled with delicacies from land and sea. Fang Muye, Duan Zhengming, Duan Zhengchun, Gao Shengtai and Duan Yu sat at the same table, drinking and chatting happily. After a few rounds of toasts, both the host and the guests returned home with great satisfaction.

From then on, Fang Muye lived in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion. Every day, he would occasionally go out with Duan Yu to take a walk and see the scenery of Dali. The rest of the time, he would stay in the mansion, teaching Duan Yu martial arts and urging him to practice well.

That night, in the huge back garden of the palace, hundreds of flowers were in full bloom, shining beautifully under the bright moonlight.

In one of the open spaces, five figures were flying and leaping, weaving across each other. Upon closer inspection, they were Chu Wanli, Gu Ducheng, Fu Sigui, and Zhu Danchen, who were besieging Duan Yu.

However, Duan Yu's footwork was so ingenious and complicated that several times the four men had clearly surrounded him, but somehow he managed to step out of the circle like a ghost.

Duan Yu was seen leaping into the air. Chu Wanli, Gu Ducheng and Fu Sigui tried to grab him at the same time. Duan Yu leaned sideways, stepped on the "Lingbo Weibu", dodged a few times, and escaped from the attack of the three men. He went behind Zhu Danchen and tapped him lightly on the back with his sword.

Zhu Danchen was startled and twisted his waist, grabbing with his back hand, but unexpectedly Duan Yu suddenly took a step sideways, then a few steps to the left, and appeared beside Chu Wanli in an instant like a gust of wind. He patted his shoulder, and without waiting for Chu Wanli to react, he took another step to the left, took two steps forward, and floated behind Gu Ducheng.

Seeing this, Zhu Danchen shouted urgently: "Second brother, be careful."

Gu Ducheng's face was shocked, and he was about to dodge quickly, but he heard a light laugh and felt a light pat on his back. He turned around to fight back, but Duan Yu was nowhere to be seen.

At this time, Duan Yu was moving left, right, and bottom, moving diagonally and straight back, and finally came in front of Fu Sigui. He stared at him, stuck out his tongue, and made a face at him. Fu Sigui laughed in his heart, raised his arm, and Duan Yu's figure flashed and disappeared again.

In a pavilion in the corner of the garden, Fang Muye and Duan Zhengchun were sitting watching the battle.

Duan Zhengchun saw that his son's footwork was unusually clever. When Chu Wanli and the other three attacked him, they were always in front of him and behind him. There was always a difference in size between the landing point of their fists and feet and his body. Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but cheer, "Excellent!"

Duan Zhengchun knew that the footwork Duan Yu used was called "Lingbo Weibu", and it was not the first time he had seen this footwork, but after seeing it several times, he still found it magical.

This method follows the sixty-four hexagrams, and each step is incredible. Even if I were to go and challenge him, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to get a single drop of my son's clothes.

Duan Zhengchun raised his wine glass and toasted to Fang Muye, saying happily: "Brother Fang, the set of Lingbo Weibu you taught Yu'er is really unpredictable and elusive, unparalleled in the world. If Yu'er fights against others in the future, even if he cannot win, he can still keep his life safe."

Fang Muye raised his cup and drank with Duan Zhengchun, then said with a smile: "Yu'er has a great talent for martial arts. If he can persevere, his future achievements will be limitless."

Duan Zhengchun laughed and said, "Yu'er used to hate martial arts. Whenever I tried to persuade him, he would argue with me. My elder brother and I were helpless. Fortunately, he met you, Brother Fang, who helped him to return to the right path. I have seen that he has been practicing diligently these past few days. He is completely different from before. I am very pleased. Brother Fang, I toast you again!"

The two men raised their glasses and were about to drink together when they heard three clapping sounds from the roof to the east. Someone on the roof to the west also clapped his hands in response. Then several voices shouted at the same time, "There's an assassin!"

Then, one could hear screams of "Aiyou" and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, and the sound of running on the roof was getting closer and closer.